After hitting Known Gallery, we went for a change of pace. No hype, no fashion, no bloggers with better cameras than mine, just art. It was unfamiliar art. Art that is compelling and mysterious. And forces you to think about the world outside your own. Now on view at LACMA is “Islamic Art Now: Contemporary…
In 2007, the AFC Asian Cup was won by Iraq. In the middle of a war, the men’s national team delivered an inspirational victory. They won 1-0, giving the people respite from the daily violence, and sending them into song and dance throughout Baghdad. Although they came from different parts of the Gulf, all straddling…